Quite a lot as it happens 😀 One of the great triumvirate of New Zealand middle-distance runners in the 70s and early 80s – John Walker, Rod Dixon and Dick Quax. Being beaten into silver medal position by the Finn Lasse Viren in that photo, at the Montreal Olympics 5000m. Viren was later banned for doping, but too late for Quax to be promoted to gold.
Sadly, Dick Quax is now a mean-spirited, grumpy, right-wing local body politician, aligned with New Zealand’s Act Party, which is supposedly a libertarian party, but is actually just a “why can’t everyone else be rich, white, male and privileged like me” party. Also the subject of a great joke – How do you become a successful middle-distance runner? Sit in the bath until your (you’re) Dick Quax (quacks).
18 August 2014
john d boyle
Dick Quax was born in Alkmaar in North Holland, Netherlands.
Two of the above comments are factually correct, two are not. The two incorrect ones obviously don’t know Dick.
27 October 2015
Brumbiiscuit
Yebbut, does he still wear Adidas?
27 October 2015
Huddersfield’s Very Own… Steve Malkmus
Not any more he doesn’t.
28 May 2018
Mark Billington
Dick died today 28-5-18
28 May 2018
EXXO
Dick’s spirit appears to have entered my soul like an Incubus Jacobus Leonardus in the night, as before I heard this news I was up early and off for my first 5k+ in nearly a year, clad in all black of course.
My older sibling is one of those ultra-competitive people (you may have met him at the Northern GPs qualifying round of the Times crossword competition, John). Yes, he has a 10k PB and all that shite (I was going to put this in that song thread but can’t be arsed). A recently-received birthday card from him challenges me to do some organised runs, like he does. He says that a 55-y-o goes into a new category and so my ‘times’ would be all the more impressive. I’ve told him he only time I’ll be going for on any run is to make sure I get to the best offie before it closes at 10pm, but even that’s not as important as it used to be since the new 11pm one opened.
Got some brand new Adidas running shoes and a new spirit devouring my soul, an early re-birth-day indeed.
28 May 2018
EXXO
Just been catching up about all that quaxxing from 2015, too (see above). I quaxx all the time (any appropiate size of backpack for heavy stuff and liquids, light stuff in bags on the handlebars), and never even realised that’s what I was doing.
Now if there was a competitive quaxxing club round here, I could be interested….
28 May 2018
EXXO
Hope Dick’s health wasn’t affected by recent revelations that his son was…
@Exxo Would your bro’s initials be S J, by any chance? Does he still do the Competition, now it all takes place at The Place (as they used to call The News Building)?
28 May 2018
EXXO
That’s him. And I don’t think he’s been down to the dark heart of the Dirty Digger’s evil empire, not yet. Small world though.
28 May 2018
Port Said Red
Korpse’s comment (1) regarding Lasse Viren is inaccurate and unfair. Lasse Viren was never banned for doping. He was accused of “blood doping” which at the time wasn’t illegal and very common among stamina related sports, and was only subsequently banned for health reasons. It’s not like he was on the ‘roids as I think the original comment makes it sound.
korpse
Quite a lot as it happens 😀 One of the great triumvirate of New Zealand middle-distance runners in the 70s and early 80s – John Walker, Rod Dixon and Dick Quax. Being beaten into silver medal position by the Finn Lasse Viren in that photo, at the Montreal Olympics 5000m. Viren was later banned for doping, but too late for Quax to be promoted to gold.
Sadly, Dick Quax is now a mean-spirited, grumpy, right-wing local body politician, aligned with New Zealand’s Act Party, which is supposedly a libertarian party, but is actually just a “why can’t everyone else be rich, white, male and privileged like me” party. Also the subject of a great joke – How do you become a successful middle-distance runner? Sit in the bath until your (you’re) Dick Quax (quacks).
18 August 2014
john d boyle
Dick Quax was born in Alkmaar in North Holland, Netherlands.
19 August 2014
wellingtoNian
Sadly Mr. Quax is continuing to be an arse of a local councillor. Glad I live in Wellington.
14 May 2015
Chris The Siteowner
“Quax is a verb meaning to shop, in the western world, by means of walking, cycling or public transport.“
26 July 2015
Peter quax
Two of the above comments are factually correct, two are not. The two incorrect ones obviously don’t know Dick.
27 October 2015
Brumbiiscuit
Yebbut, does he still wear Adidas?
27 October 2015
Huddersfield’s Very Own… Steve Malkmus
Not any more he doesn’t.
28 May 2018
Mark Billington
Dick died today 28-5-18
28 May 2018
EXXO
Dick’s spirit appears to have entered my soul like an Incubus Jacobus Leonardus in the night, as before I heard this news I was up early and off for my first 5k+ in nearly a year, clad in all black of course.
My older sibling is one of those ultra-competitive people (you may have met him at the Northern GPs qualifying round of the Times crossword competition, John). Yes, he has a 10k PB and all that shite (I was going to put this in that song thread but can’t be arsed). A recently-received birthday card from him challenges me to do some organised runs, like he does. He says that a 55-y-o goes into a new category and so my ‘times’ would be all the more impressive. I’ve told him he only time I’ll be going for on any run is to make sure I get to the best offie before it closes at 10pm, but even that’s not as important as it used to be since the new 11pm one opened.
Got some brand new Adidas running shoes and a new spirit devouring my soul, an early re-birth-day indeed.
28 May 2018
EXXO
Just been catching up about all that quaxxing from 2015, too (see above). I quaxx all the time (any appropiate size of backpack for heavy stuff and liquids, light stuff in bags on the handlebars), and never even realised that’s what I was doing.
Now if there was a competitive quaxxing club round here, I could be interested….
28 May 2018
EXXO
Hope Dick’s health wasn’t affected by recent revelations that his son was…
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/dick-quaxs-son-facing-gun-and-drugs-charges/
… a bloody estate agent !!!!
28 May 2018
Dr Desperate
@Exxo Would your bro’s initials be S J, by any chance? Does he still do the Competition, now it all takes place at The Place (as they used to call The News Building)?
28 May 2018
EXXO
That’s him. And I don’t think he’s been down to the dark heart of the Dirty Digger’s evil empire, not yet. Small world though.
28 May 2018
Port Said Red
Korpse’s comment (1) regarding Lasse Viren is inaccurate and unfair. Lasse Viren was never banned for doping. He was accused of “blood doping” which at the time wasn’t illegal and very common among stamina related sports, and was only subsequently banned for health reasons.
It’s not like he was on the ‘roids as I think the original comment makes it sound.
19 October 2021